Juan Manuel Vargas

Juan Manuel Vargas
Vargas playing for Fiorentina in 2011
Personal information
Full name Juan Manuel Vargas Risco
Date of birth (1983-10-05) 5 October 1983 (age 40)[1]
Place of birth Magdalena del Mar, Peru
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left back, Winger
Youth career
1995 Universitario
1995–1999 Union Minas
1999–2001 Universitario
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Universitario 69 (8)
2005–2006 Colón 54 (4)
2006–2008 Catania 69 (5)
2008–2015 Fiorentina 147 (17)
2012–2013Genoa (loan) 20 (0)
2015–2016 Real Betis 20 (3)
2017–2018 Universitario 47 (8)
International career
2004–2016 Peru 62 (4)
Medal record
Men’s football
Representing  Peru
Copa América
Third place 2011 Argentina
Third place 2015 Chile
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 January 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 January 2019

Juan Manuel Vargas Risco (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxwan maˈnwel ˈβaɾɣas]; born 5 October 1983) is a Peruvian retired footballer that played as a left back.

Vargas' previous clubs include Universitario, Colón, Catania, Genoa and Fiorentina. He played for Peru at international level. His last team was Universitario de Deportes.

  1. ^ "Juan Manuel Vargas". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 9 March 2012.